Was speaking with a colleague about my patient who I was introducing. As I provided the history, I mentioned that he had undergone a "BKA". My patient asked, "what's a BKA, doc?". "A below-knee amputation", I replied. His mood seemed to suddenly sour as he replied to me, "it may be just baloney to you, but it was my dog-gone leg!"

Couple of months back, on behalf of an attorney colleague, I saw a woman who had been involved in a negligence suit. On reading her history form, I noted that she had undergone, "tubal litigation". I made certain to cross my t's and dot my I's with her.

I should keep a log..